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Association of Promoter Polymorphisms of Interleukin-10 and Interferon-Gamma Genes with Tuberculosis in Azeri Population of Iran.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2016
Asgharzadeh Mohammad, Ghorghanlu Sajjad, Rashedi Jalil, Mahdavi Poor Behroz, Khaki-Khatibi Fatemeh, Moaddab Seyyed Reza, Samadi-Kafil Hossein, Pourostadi Mahya
Abstract excerpt
Promoter polymorphism of cytokine genes may lead to inter-individual differences in cytokine levels, therefore, polymorphisms may associate with susceptibility to infectious diseases. In this study, we investigated a possible association between interleukin-10 (IL-10) -1082A⁄G (rs1800896) and interferon (IFN)-gamma +874T/A (rs2430561) promoter polymorphisms and tuberculosis (TB) in the Azeri population of Iran....
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